# Accident 19900804033749A: Cessna 140, Middlesex, NY, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Middlesex, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6998° N, 77.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6998&lon=-77.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76850, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76850) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804033749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON SHORT RUNWAY. RAN OFF END INTO TALL GRASS AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA185), Aug 4, 1990: Cessna 140 (N76850), Middlesex, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF SPEED AND DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN OVERSHOOTING THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N76850 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140705010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140705010759A), Jul 5, 2014: Cessna 140 (N76850), Parma, NY, Minor damage, 1 fatal. At approximately 1211 local time on 7/5/2014, N76850, a 1946 Cessna 140 s/n 11284, was attempting a down wind, right hand quartering tailwind, landing from the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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